Another loco photo

[StephenL]

Taken with my old E-M5, and processed in Lightroom with Silver Efex Pro.

[IainMacD]

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Great image Stephen I really like the processing.
I am not sure I like the E-M5 being referred to as 'Old'; it makes me feel I am being left behind!

[StephenL]

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Thanks, Iain. "Old" as in "good old" and former. I should have kept mine after I bought my E-M1, but funds wouldn't permit two top-quality bodies!

[sapper]

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Lovely quality to this image Stephen.

[StephenL]

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Thanks, Dave. There's something about old, oily, mechanical objects which I think lend themselves to the mono treatment.

[Zuiko]

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Pictorial engineering at its best.

[StephenL]

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Thanks John. Also British engineering!

[tomphotofx]

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A great capture with a lovely range of tones and detail.

[Mrs T]

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Nice shot Stephen and well processed.

[Phill D]

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Excellent shot Stephen. I'd have been tempted to increase the contrast but that would have ruined it, your subtle approach is very nice.

[StephenL]

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Thanks, Tom, Amanda, and Phill. Yes, the contrast was a thorny issue for me. Most of the "film pack" solutions in Efex resulted in high contrast, but I wanted to show the subtle details in the valvework.

[bilbo]

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I love these kind of shots, and this is a fine example. Great tonal range.

[StephenL]

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Thanks, Brian. I love taking these kind of photos.

[Iansky]

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Nice shot that has that timeless nostalgic feeling that brings back the smells of steam, heads out of carriage windows to smell the smoke followed by time trying to get the particles out of a sore eye!!

Nice!

[StephenL]

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Thanks Ian. I used to stand on the footbridge over the lines leading into Wigan North Western, and wonder why my eyes stung!